Telegram-herald., 1887-07-24
BLAINE AND ALGER
rHs EX-GOVERNOR INTERVIEWED.
After a Careful study of the sitostios
sisco the Death of Logan HE Con
cizdss That People Nsnt the
Msn Prom msine.

DErRofT. July Pa special 10 the 7,sb-
tas from New York. Says: EI-o0vern0r X.
A. Alger. OF Detroit, wrote his name on the
Fifth Avenue Hotel register on Thursday
handsome and flowing business hand
that might have served for copy book. HE
family is in Lngland and he will 90 TO Lon
don by the cunsrd line tomorrow 10 join
them. de will have Cbanncey M Depew
as fellow passenger. General Alger has
been sell down ia the note books Of poslti-
clans as opposed 10 the denomination Of Mr.
Blaine for President. In conversation today
he said
Two months ago, while was prepared
for the reDomination Of Nr. Blaine. / Was
not prepared 10 say that ! thought he wss
the strongest man for the party. ! do think
so now aud say it unbesilatingiy lie bias
done himself great credit abrosd. have al
no time been opposed 10 Mr.. Blaines re-
nomination. bat j have been carefully
studying the drift OF things in order TO
make up my judgment az 10 what
il i best should be done
for the party. The people are for
Mr. Blaine beyond any doubt / have been
about over the country great deal, a. You
know, and have found the same ointment
for him everywhere among the people. On
the train coming 10 New York | met an old
grsy-haired and solid business man who
told me that N 1884. IN sheer disgust o.
politics. he had refrained from voting a.
though a lifelong Republican. ] asked
him about the Mugwnnps. Said be.
Some of them Will stick TO Cleveland.
but some Of them will vote for Blaine.
] Will work fo- Mr.. Blaines nomination
in order 10 have an opportunity 10 vote for
him. The old gentleman told me that be
found general disgust Of the administration
after Cleveland put ex-rebels into the Cab-
net There was not 80 much objection TO
his selection OF Southern men, because that
was expected, but il was thought that be
might have taken younger men. untsinted
by treason. With his record on pensions
and rebel flags. this feeling has grown in
tense.''
Tell me, Governor. how you came 10 be
set down as opposed to the denomination Of
Mr. Blaine"
Probably through keeping my tongue
still and not making any commitment in
words. When | went mp TO Portland TO
the Grand Army eDcampment had several
long talks with Mr.. Blaines friends in
Maine. II was their general expression
that Mr.. Blaine would never again be
candidate for President II was
thought that defeat woulJ so weigh
upon him that he would be unfit for
another race, and that the ODus OF defeat
would in itself be enough 10 make his
second race unsuccessful II attempted. 4
took this expression from his friends as
practically Withdrawing Mr.. Blaine from
consideration and began TO look around for
the next best man. ! thought ] found him
in Cen John A. Logan. and had made 1p
my mind % support Logan for the nomipa-
ton. But with Gen. Logan's death
and the changed condition ia the
general situation see nothing else so prom
ising for the party az the nomination OF Mr..
Blaine. In my opinion II ought 20 be
given him by acclsmation without a dis
senting vote IN convention. j. is the right
thing 10 DO and il ought 90 be done in The
right way. 80 as TO get the greatest strength
before the country. Michigan will give Mr..
Blaine q big majority
Michigan Is rapidly growing. is II Doty'
There has not been q time since have
known that section of the country when IL
has made such rapid strides. The exten-
sion of railroad has done much for the state
and railroad construction - still going on.
with several important lines projected Tor
the future. We are tapping the Northwest
country aud making il tributary. The ton
mage Of the Sault Ste Marie canal gives q
good idea Of what business there il ia
the northwest Col. .. n. Poe, Government
officer in charge oi that canal, told ne that
the actual tonpage OF freiglif passing
through tbere lasi ponth was In0o osV tens.
This was 40eO tors more fi'fn for tie
same month las wear sn5 indicatfs ss the
probable tonnage for the wear 1esfly 5.0D0.-
oa. I think thsi is more thau the tonnage
of the port OF New York. possibly than al
the Atlantic poTis combined.